Chapter 198
Moneypenny had served Henry for years, and Henry still trusted him—but he could not deny that he had doubts after what happened recently.
This counted as a test!
Still, he could only hope that Moneypenny had really been coerced and nothing else…
Over at Rose Garden, the sedatives had worn off and Irene had regained consciousness.
However, her limbs were still bound to prevent her from moving, and the sedatives left her lethargic.
Having no idea who her captors were, she yelled, “Is there anyone out there?! I’m hungry!”
There was no response–Isaac had instructed the guards outside to call him once she woke up, but also forbade them from entering the room.
If she started screaming, let her scream all she wanted!
When they heard Irene, the guards made the call.
Isaac was in a meeting within a conference room that could accommodate a hundred people.
Most of the others present were executives and department chiefs–it was a full house since it was a quarterly meeting.
Isaac was leaning forward at the chairing seat, leaning sideways as he rested a hand on the table. He was twirling a Parker pen between his fingers, occasionally swiftly and tapping it audibly on the table when he heard something that did not sit well with him!
When one of the branch company’s reports proved clearly sub–par, he remained impassive but suddenly slammed his pen on the table.
However, his phone rang just as he was about to speak, and he whipped it out to answer it.
“She’s awake, sir, and she’s yelling that she’s hungry…”
“Ignore her,” Isaac growled.
“Yes, sir.”
Hanging up, he said, “Continue.”
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